[ 'A great amount of trust,' does not quite cover it, but it does the job.
Josh folds his hands away as he leans back into his seat. ] It's not so much pressure, sir, as it is the gravity of understanding that being given a gift like this means I need to step up my game.
[ A faint smile tugs on the corner of his mouth. ] That and realizing that it serves as pretty damn good incentive to quit making excuses for not knowing enough. [ There's a sad note in his voice on that last part, and when he looks over to Aidan, his next words are quiet and deferential. ] The Darkest Vigil was pretty bad, wasn't it, sir?
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Josh folds his hands away as he leans back into his seat. ] It's not so much pressure, sir, as it is the gravity of understanding that being given a gift like this means I need to step up my game.
[ A faint smile tugs on the corner of his mouth. ] That and realizing that it serves as pretty damn good incentive to quit making excuses for not knowing enough. [ There's a sad note in his voice on that last part, and when he looks over to Aidan, his next words are quiet and deferential. ] The Darkest Vigil was pretty bad, wasn't it, sir?